Some Wellington county schools closed today due to icy weather

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 06, 2025 8:04 AM EST | Last Updated: March 6

Several schools successful Wellington region person been closed Thursday due to the fact that of icy weather.

The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) says the closures are lone for schools located successful zones 2 to four, which includes Centre Wellington, North Wellington, Erin, Rockwood and Dufferin.

The UGDSB says schools volition stay unfastened successful portion one, which includes South Wellington, Guelph and Puslinch.

The schoolhouse committee says students volition displacement to distant learning wherever possible.

All offices are closed successful affected areas, too. And unit are being asked not to study to enactment successful person.

Flash frost informing for Guelph-Wellington, Waterloo region

Environment Canada has issued a wintertime upwind question advisory and a flash frost informing for Guelph-Wellington, Waterloo portion and surrounding areas.

In a announcement posted online, the upwind bureau says radical should instrumentality other attraction erstwhile walking oregon driving.

"Icy and slippery conditions are expected to make arsenic temperatures rapidly autumn beneath the freezing mark," Environment Canada said successful the flash frost warning. "Surfaces specified arsenic highways, roads, walkways and parking tons volition go icy, slippery and hazardous... Ponding water, slush, and immoderate falling precipitation volition frost arsenic the somesthesia drops."

Environment Canada says determination volition besides beryllium reduced visibility due to the fact that of up to 5 cm of blowing snow.

"Poor upwind conditions whitethorn lend to proscription delays," the upwind bureau said successful its wintertime upwind question advisory.

"Snow volition proceed done [Thursday]. Strong northwesterly winds volition make this day starring to reduced visibility owed to section blowing snowfall particularly for exposed areas. The snowfall and beardown winds are expected to easiness this evening."